Daily Updates – Israeli Relief

Ari Rabinowitz — Father of kids in Gdud (Battalion 9221)

We were informed that 4 soldiers from Gdud 697 were killed when they encountered a booby-trapped tunnel entrance in Gaza. One of the soldiers, Major Moshe Yedidya Lighter was the son of Chani Weiss, who grow up with us in Bnie Akiva in Chicago (about 50 years ago). The funeral was on Sunday afternoon at Mount […]

Podcast with an Israeli spokesperson who is just a regular person like you and me

SPECIAL – Eylon Levy: How I Deal With Media Bias He’s the man responsible for representing the State of Israel around the globe, and he answered our listeners calls to join us for an amazing interview. He’s Eylon Levy, and he’s on the front lines: the front lines defending Israel in the digital world. He […]

Shalom Menora – A reminder as we start the week – where is the remote control?

It’s Sunday morning and I wanted to start reminding myself how we got here and where we are going. I saw a poll that 75% of the Palestinians both in gaza and in the west bank support the massacre on October 7th and also support “from the river to the sea”. While everyone talks about the […]

Mother of hostage whose family is from Chicago and I know for 50 years

Rabbi Ben Menora – Shabbat Parshat Toldot

A Message from Rabbi Ben Menora (Golani 13 Brigade)

Shalom – Sunday, November 5, 2023

Our rabbi was away for the sabbath and I was asked to give the sermon in our synagogue I asked people , how many ever shot a gun. -75 percent raised their hand. I asked how many people ever shot a person – One raised his hand ( he was a former policeman) My oldest son […]

Shalom-Daily Update, Friday, Nov. 3rd – Eve of Shabbat

Instead of my update- I liked this update from Aipac- especially some of the videos This Shabbat marks the fourth week since the October 7 massacre, and the ongoing rocket attacks against Israeli citizens. This has been the most difficult month in Israel’s history, and for many of us personally as well. The collective strength […]